Best Places to Visit in West Virginia

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3 Popular Attractions In West Virginia

• Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum: Former hospital-turned-landmark in Weston, West Virginia.

• New River Gorge Bridge: Steel arch bridge in Fayetteville, West Virginia.

West Virginia Facts

• The New River Gorge Bridge near Fayetteville is the second highest steel arch bridge in the United States. The bridge is also the longest steel arch bridge (1,700 feet) in the world. Every October on Bridge Day, the road is closed and individuals parachute and bungee cord jump 876 feet off the bridge. Its West Virginia’s largest single day event and attracts about 100,000 people each year.

• The last public hanging in West Virginia was held in Jackson County in December 1897.

• Weirton is the only city in the U.S. that extends from one state border to another. The eastern portion of the city borders Pennsylvania, and the western portion of the city borders on Ohio.

West Virginia
State
State of West Virginia
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): Mountain State
Motto(s): Montani semper liberi (English: Mountaineers Are Always Free)
Anthem: 4 songs
Map of the United States with West Virginia highlighted
Country	United States
Before statehood	Part of Virginia
Admitted to the Union	June 20, 1863 (35th)
Capital (and largest city)	Charleston
Largest metro and urban areas	Charleston–Huntington (combined) Huntington (metro and urban)
Government
•Governor	Jim Justice (R)
•Lieutenant Governor	Craig Blair (R)
Legislature	West Virginia Legislature
•Upper house	Senate
•Lower house	House of Delegates
Judiciary	Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
U.S. senators	Joe Manchin (D) Shelley Moore Capito (R)
U.S. House delegation	1: David McKinley (R) 2: Alex Mooney (R) 3: Carol Miller (R) (list)
Area
•Total	24,230sqmi (62,755km2)
•Land	24,078sqmi (62,361km2)
•Water	152sqmi (394km2) 0.6%
•Rank	41st
Dimensions
•Length	240mi (385km)
•Width	130mi (210km)
Elevation	1,513ft (461m)
Highestelevation (Spruce Knob[1][2][3])	4,863ft (1,482m)
Lowestelevation (Potomac River at Virginia border[2][3])	240ft (73m)
Population (2020)
•Total	1,793,716[4]
•Rank	39th
•Density	77.1/sqmi (29.8/km2)
•Rank	29th
•Median household income	$43,469[5]
•Income rank	49th
Demonym(s)	West Virginian, Mountaineer
Language
•Official language	De jure: English[6]
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern)
•Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
USPS abbreviation	WV
ISO 3166 code	US-WV
Traditional abbreviation	W.Va.W.V.
Latitude	37°12′ N to 40°39′ N
Longitude	77°43′ W to 82°39′ W
Website	wv.gov